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12.10.2015 22:34
DECR chairman’s greets the conference on ‘St. Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles – Millennium of His Repose’
On October 10, 2015, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and His Holiness Patriarch Irenaeus of Bulgaria, a conference on the millennium of the repose of the Holy Prince Vladimir Equal-to-the-Apostles took place in the Center of Information and Culture in Sofia.
11.10.2015 18:33
Russian Orthodox Church delegation arrives in Chambesy for the 5th Pan-Orthodox Pre-Council Conference
On 11 October 2015, the 5th Pan-Orthodox Pre-Council Conference opened with the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy near Geneva.
11.10.2015 12:50
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s condolences over the death of people as a result of explosions in Ankara
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, over the death of civilians as a result of explosions in Ankara.
10.10.2015 15:07
Patriarchal greetings to His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, with a anniversary of his election to the Patriarchal Throne
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent the following congratulatory address to his Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, with an anniversary of his election to the Patriarchal Throne
10.10.2015 15:05
DECR chairman sends greetings to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria with an anniversary of his election to the Patriarchal Throne
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, sent greetings to His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, with an anniversary of his election to the Patriarchal Throne. The text is given below.
09.10.2015 23:50
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada with his Name Day
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America on his Name Day.
09.10.2015 23:48
Patriarchal awards presented for assistance in restoring Russian Necropolis in Belgrade
On 9 October 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, presented Patriarchal awards to some Russian statesmen in consideration of their contribution to the restoration of Russian Necropolis in Belgrade.
09.10.2015 19:38
Meeting of Presidential Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations takes place in Moscow
Metropolitan Hilarion, who heads of the Council’s Commission for International Cooperation, presented a report on the work of the Commission.
09.10.2015 18:33
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with the Ambassador of Montenegro
On 9 October 2015, H.E. Zoran Jocović, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Montenegro to the Russian Federation, visited the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations and was received by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the DECR chairman. They exchanged opinions on the issues of mutual interest.
09.10.2015 14:43
Russian Orthodox Church delegation attends 13th session of the Dialogue of Civilizations world public forum
On October 9, 2015, the Dialogue of Civilizations world public forum began its 13th plenary session on Rhodes Island, Greece. Some 500 experts in politics, economics and culture, statesmen and religious leaders, scholars and journalists from 80 countries will discuss prospects for human development in the present situation of socio-political…